diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 947ffdd..21dca90 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -206,6 +206,5 @@ Makefile
 contrib/Makefile
 unit-tests/Makefile
 version.h
-src/version.rs
 ])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/src/version.rs b/src/version.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe73777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/version.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub const TOOLS_VERSION: &str = include_str!("../VERSION");
diff --git a/src/version.rs.in b/src/version.rs.in
deleted file mode 100644
index afc9ef2..0000000
--- a/src/version.rs.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-pub const TOOLS_VERSION: &str = @THIN_PROVISIONING_TOOLS_VERSION@;
-